Soap-dispensing machine.



, H. R. EVANS. SOAP DISPENSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28, 1910 1,130,672, Patented Mar. 1915.

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HENRY R. EVANS, or new Yon N. ,Y., AssreNon, To GRANULATOR someCOMPANY," A CQBPQBATION OF NEW YORK.- I

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machines and hasforits object the provision of a machine of simplifiedconstruct on and increased .efliciency' for comminut ng soap from a cakein small particles which produce a lather readily and freely in thehand.

In carrying out the invention a conta ner or receptacle is provided ofsuitable form to receive a cake of soap. This container is mounted in anangular position so that gray: ity tends to cause the cake of soap to befed toward the cutter which ispositioned 1n the lower portionthereof. In0M6? .0. provlde for the operation of the cutter over the entire lowersurface of the cakethe same are mounted wit a p culiar relationship teach other, whichwill be more fully explained hereinafter, and by reasonof thisarrangement the operationof the cutter also assists in thefeeding of the cake thereto.

The subject-matter of this ,applicatlon s directed more particularly tothemeans pro.-

vided for establishing and maillta l llg the positive relationship ofthe cutter andfcake of soap and to the cutter construction.

In the drawings in this application the invention is shownas embodied inmachine of the type indicated.

Similar parts in the seve al Views have been given the same referencenumerals.

Figure 1 is a side elevation partially in section, of a soap dispensingmachine, the supporting bracket being broken away. Fig. 2 is a detailfront view of the cutter support. Fig. 3 is a side elevatiompartialjlyin section, of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side elevation, showing amodification ofcutter construction. a

A container or soap receptacleis shown at 1. This container may be of ansuitable form but is preferably cylindrica in shape and provided with aremovable cover 2. IA suitable bracket 8 is attached to the container 1,by means of which the same may be secured to the wall or basin in theangular position shown. I f I A cutter 4,which is preferably of dishSpecification of Letters latent.

. f This invention relates to soap dispensing form, is rotatably mountedin the lower portion of the container 1 upon a cutter support 5. Asuitablehandle 6 is provided for ro-- tating the cutter {L from theexterior of the container 1.

A spindle 7 upon which the cake or cakes; soap may be positionedisattached to the A simple and effective:

cutter. support ,5. method of attachingthis spindle? is shown inFig. Thecutter supporto may be con-f v uient y nstr c e of ca et l and h pind e7 e ng P o id d W t a n ck dd wn end portion 8 may be cast therein, asshown, thus securing a solid fastening and insuring a fixed relationshipbetween the spindle .7 and the cutter 4 which is mounted upon a shaftextending through the bearing provided in the cutter support 5, in themanner.

shown in Fig. l.

The lower end of the container 1 is formed to secure the cutter support5 so that when the same is positioned therein in the manner shown inFig. l the axes of thecutter and spindle will be maintained in the samerelative position regardless of any yielding or bending of the thinshell of the container; 1, due to the strain in operating the deviceorotherwise.

The cake of soap preferably cylindrical in form and provided with acentral opening which per .lits the same to be positioned upon thespindle 7 so as to be freely rotate able. A 's shown in Fig. 2, theaxisof ithe cutter is slightly oifset from theaXis of the spindle andthe cutter engages the soap on one side only of the axis of the spindle.As the same is turned the cutting edges advance successively andprogressing over the lower surface of the cake, cutting, there-- fromsmall particles of soap and also causing the cake to rotate about thespindle 7. This rotation of the soap cake is due to the peculiarrelationship of the spindle and .cutter and results in the entire lowerend of the cake being operated upon continuously as long as the cutteris rotated. The slot 9 in the spindle 7 permits the periphery ofthecutter to extend to the axis about which the cake of soap is rotated. Aportion of the cutter is constantly bearing downwardly 'Patented'MaLZ,1915,. i .ApplicatioufiledJune as, 1910. Serial ire-569,290.

upon the cake of soap andthus assists gravcutaway that, theengagingeffect of the cut- 7 one of the slots in the cutter 4 slightlybe-'tingedges is much lessened by reason of the reduced weight of the cakeand, consequently decreasing the pressure of the same against thecutter. It willbeobvious that it is important to continually rotatethecake during the process of cutting in order to insure a continuousand progressive cutting over the entire'lower surface thereof and, whilethe insertion of a new cake on top of the old cake-when partially cutawa would insure this operatlon, it has been found desirable to providethis. additional means for insuring' the continuous rotation should theoperator neglect to place a fresh cake in themachine when the old cakehas become nearly cut away. r f

. The most efficient results in a machine of this type can only beobtained'when the cutter and cake of soap are maintained in an exactrelationship to each other and as the container is preferably andusually a shell made of light material it is not in itself substantialenough to maintain this exact relationship of the parts when the sameare secured independentlythereto. A further result accomplished by theconstruction just described is the facility with which the operatingparts of the machine may be assembled with greater exactness and thenplaced as a whole in the container.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my mvention designed withoutdeparting from the scope'of the appended claims, I intend that allmatter contained in the above description or shown 1 in the accompanyingdrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative merely of an operativeembodiment of my invention and not in a limiting sense. 7

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a soap dispensing machine, in combination, a container, a cutter,a support for said cutter, said support comprising a separate membermounted in said container, a stationary spindle attached to said supportand adapted to receive a" cake of soap in position to be rotated whenoperated upon by said cutter and to maintain said cake of soap andcutter in a positive relationship to each other. 7 g V V 2. In a soapdispensing machine, in combie nation, a container, a rotary cutter, anda stationary support comprising a separate member mountedin saidcontainer and having a bearing in which said cutter is rotated and' alsohaving a stationary spindle posi-. tioned at .an angle with the axis ofsaid cutter adapted to receive a cakeof soap and permitthesame to beengaged by said outter on one side only of said spindle whereby whensaidcutter is rotated the cake of soap is rotated. 2- v 7 3. In a soapdispensing machine, in com.

bination, a container, a rotary cutter, a

spindle adapted to receive a cake of'soap and maintain the same inoperated upon by said cutter, and a support comprising a separatemember-mounted in said containcrand upon which said cutter is rotativelymounted and to which, said spindle is attached, thereby maintaining thesame in an exact relationship to each other. i. In a soap dispensingmachine, in com bination, a container, a rotary cutter, a ,statlonaryspindle adapted to receive a cake of soap and maintain the same'inposition to be operated upon by said cutter, and a support comprising aseparate member mounted in said container and upon which said cutter is*rotatively mounted and to.

which said spindle is rigidly attached, thereby maintaining the same inan exact relationship to each other. i Y

In combination with a soap dispensing machine, a receptacle for a cakeof'soap,

a cutter for comminuting said cake of soap, and a finger operative 1ncon unct1on with position to be 7 said cutter to engage said'cake ofsoap and I to move the same to cause a progressive operation ofsaidcutter thereupon.

6.;In combination with a soap dispensingmachine, a receptacle for a cakeof soap, a cutter for comminuting said cake of soap, and a resilientfinger operativein conjunction with said cutter to engage said cake ofsoap and to move the same to cause a progressive operation of saidcutter thereupon.

7. In combination with a soap dispensing machine, a receptacle for acake of soap, a cutter having a number of slots each provided with acutting edge adapted to sever small particles 'from said cake of soap,and a resilient finger extending through one of said slots in saidcutter and adapted to engage said cake of soap and to move the same tocause a progressive operation of said outter thereupon.

8.7In combination with a soap dispensing machine, a receptacle for acake of soap,

a cutter having a number of slots each provided with a cutting edgeadapted to sever small particles from said cake of soap, and

a resilient finger attached to said cutter and cake of soap and to causea eration of said cutter thereupon.

Signed at N eW York, county and State of New York, this 23rd day ofJune, 1910.

Witnesses HENRY R. EVANS.

HORACE W. SIMMs, CHARLES P. BERRETON.

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